Canada's first two games are against Norway and Austria. Odds are, it'll some combo of Roberto Luongo and Carey Price going up against those two, though Mike Smith is on the roster as well. It's certainly an easy-enough first two games for Canada, so there's no real reason not to at least see what happens.

Bylsma and the United States, understandably, haven't yet decided on whether to start Ryan Miller or Jonathan Quick. Both have been quite good in January.

Other bits from Babcock:

— He'll have a talk with Steven Stamkos later this week about his availability. Stamkos hasn't played since Nov. 11 because of a broken leg, but could return to the Lightning's lineup on Saturday for the last game before the NHL's shutdown.

— Chris Kunitz, as expected, will start on a line with Sidney Crosby. The chemistry between the two is the main reason Kunitz made the team.

— The team will dress seven of its eight defensemen, so P.K. Subban, Healthy Scratch, is less likely to become a thing.

— Pavel Datsyuk will play for Babcock's Red Wings on Thursday. The captain of the Russian national team has missed about a month with a knee injury.